ARTICLES 2008-2015

  By Patrick Kagenda Construction of Ovino Market is over and the market is ready for occupancy. The Independent’s Patrick Kagenda talked to Miraj Barot the head of marketing at the Tirupati Group which is behind the Ovino dream. Now that construction of the market is complete what is next? …

By Patrick Kagenda Passenger sharing agreements allow it to fly EU destined travellers through Entebbe Air Uganda seems determined to end the jinx that has afflicted Entebbe based national flag carriers since Uganda Airlines collapsed in 2001. Its successor, East African Airways, was launched in December 2002 but collapsed soon …

By Bob Roberts Katende Conservative Party president Ken Lukyamuzi is the current head of the opposition Inter-Party Cooperation. Bob Roberts Katende spoke to him about its recent retreat in Jinja. What’s your take on the appointment of Electoral Commissioners against the interparty cooperation’s call to have an input in composition …

By Melina Platas Is he worth it or is Besigye, who got 37% of the vote in 2006, better? Olara Otunnu has re-entered Uganda’s political scene. But does this internationally renowned figure come home to divide or unite the opposition? The Inter-Party Coalition (IPC) meetings in the past few months …

By The Independent Team What better way to appreciate President Kagame for his new role as Rwanda’s Antonio Gramci. Antonio coined the term organic intellectual to refer to a people who realise they have a problem and fight to overcome them. He further argued that solutions to problems lie within …

By Molly Lister Fighting the stereotype, two wazungu experience the lesser-known side of Goma. It was around 11am on August 5 when a friend and I crossed the border into the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo city of Goma from Rwanda.  It was the start of roughly eight hours that …

By Bob Roberts Katende It was Uganda’s turn last week to host a conference that brings together Commonwealth speakers and presiding officers of parliament in Africa. Over 20 speakers and officials turned up for the six-day event at Speke Resort Munyonyo. The delegates were here to share experiences with their …

By Bob Roberts Katende Its many students dream to pursue one of the traditional courses at university: medicine or law. The lucky ones have seen their dreams come true. And many others are still in pursuit of their dream careers. Emmanuel Kiwanuka, 19, finished his Advanced Level education last year …

By Mubatsi Asinja Habati Three weeks after Foreign Affairs Minister Sam Kutesa wrote to his Kenyan counterpart, Moses Wetangula, seeking a meeting over the latest hurdle in the ownership dispute over Migingo Island, a solution remains elusive. In fact, according to Fred Opolot, the executive director of Uganda Media Centre …

By Odoobo C. Bichachi Kenyan lawyer-cum political consultant Erastus wa Mugo was the centre of attention at the Inter-Party Cooperation (IPC) meeting at the Paradise Hotel in Jinja last week as Uganda’s opposition parties struggled to find common ground ahead of the 2011 presidential and parliamentary elections. A renowned governance …